How to assign Static IP to Azure VM

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ When you start working with Windows Azure IaaS offering, you quickly realize that the age old ways of dealing with infrastructure configuration immediately becomes invalid. Let me give you an example: when you setup a new server in your datacenter, one of the first things you do is acquire an IP address from your network. It doesn’t matter how, maybe just a simple ping test to see which…

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Configuring Azure Multifactor Authentication with Exchange 2013 SP1

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ In case you missed it, Azure has a very cool new feature called Azure multifactor authentication, using MFA in Azure you can perform multifactor for Azure apps and for on-premise apps as well. In this blog, we will see how to configure Azure Cloud MFA with Exchange 2013 SP1 on premise, this will be a long blog with multiple steps done at multiple levels, so I suggest to…

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Configuring Azure Multifactor Authentication with Exchange 2013 SP1

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ In case you missed it, Azure has a very cool new feature called Azure multifactor authentication, using MFA in Azure you can perform multifactor for Azure apps and for on-premise apps as well. In this blog, we will see how to configure Azure Cloud MFA with Exchange 2013 SP1 on premise, this will be a long blog with multiple steps done at multiple levels, so I suggest to…

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Excel Online vs. Google Sheets

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​People expect existing Excel documents from their desktop to look identical when they share them in the cloud. In this demo, you see completely different results when viewing the same document via either Excel Online or via Google Sheets. Move your cursor over the circles below to see the differences.   The same Excel file is saved on Microsoft OneDrive (or SharePoint) and Google Drive. Below highlights some of…

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Ignite live webcast series March 24 – 28

Nuno Árias Silva

Body:       Register to attend the Ignite live webcasts March 24-28; 10 a.m.-11 a.m. PDT each day. Office 365 delivers the capabilities that users demand while allowing IT to stay in control. As you plan strategies for meeting your IT goals for the year, this Ignite webcast series will help you understand your options and show you how Office 365 can help. This series is designed specifically for…

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Office 365 Service Descriptions

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud-based service that is designed to help meet your organization’s needs for robust security, reliability, and user productivity. The topics in this library provide detailed descriptions of the services and features that are available with Office 365. To get started, see the following service descriptions: Office 365 Platform Service Description Exchange Online Service Description Exchange Online Archiving Service Description Exchange Online Protection Service…

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Q: How does the Windows Azure ExpressRoute differ from the current site-to-site VPN solution?

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ A: Within Windows Azure, virtual networks are created which contain virtual subnets into which virtual machines (VMs) are placed. The high level sequence of operations goes like this: Create an affinity group in a Windows Azure region. Create a virtual network in the affinity group. Create a new cloud service in the affinity group. Create VMs in the new cloud service and the virtual network/virtual subnet.  All VMs…

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Mailbox Migration Performance Analysis

Nuno Árias Silva

Body:   ​When you’re migrating on-premises mailboxes to Office365, there are a lot of factors that can impact overall mailbox migration speed and performance. This post will help you investigate and correct the possible causes by using the AnalyzeMoveRequestStats.ps1 script to analyze the performance of a batch of move requests to identify reasons for slower performance.  The AnalyzeMoveRequestStats script provides important performance statistics from a given set of move request…

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Mailbox Migration Performance Analysis

Nuno Árias Silva

Body:   ​When you’re migrating on-premises mailboxes to Office365, there are a lot of factors that can impact overall mailbox migration speed and performance. This post will help you investigate and correct the possible causes by using the AnalyzeMoveRequestStats.ps1 script to analyze the performance of a batch of move requests to identify reasons for slower performance.  The AnalyzeMoveRequestStats script provides important performance statistics from a given set of move request…

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